Baseball glove



Jan. 25, 1949. LATlNAr 2,459,887

BASEBALL GLOVE Filed Oct. 7, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 HIS AT TORN EYS.

H. B. LATINA BASEBALL GLOVE Jan. 25, 1949.

Filed Oct. 7, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVE NTOR'- HIS ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 25, 1949 2,459387- BA EBALL dnova" Harry B. Latina; East St. Louis; 111;,

Rawlings Manufacturing Company,

assigns)? to St. Louis,

Mo; aecr perationbf Missouri Apiilic'aticn oetobert, 1946; saa1Na-m,66r

IO'Ulaims.

(Cl. W 19) portion 6, and

lace h'ol'es irr'th'e' pocket are liableto elongate and tear; and the lacing ca"ses discoinfort'tothe hand used in pouridin'g tl ie pocket.

The principal object of the present invention ism-overcome the *aboveobjections by providing the palm" cover Witli' a marginal extension that isfolded-therebeneath and around the' -curb pad and is' "secured thereto by 7 lacing that is covered by said palm cover' around" the portion of the pocket-defined bysaid curb 'pad; I he ir'i'vention consists in the baseball" glove construction in the combinations" andariang'emeutsbf parts hereinafter described and" claimed.

In' the accom'ssnymg drau'ririg's, which form part'of this specification and whereinlike symbois refer to'like parts'whereverthey occur,

Fig. 1'is a"vi'ew lobkingatthe palms'ide of a catchers mitt embodyingmyinvention.

Fig. 2- is"a' side elevational view'of the'fro'nt pbrti-on'of the thumhside' of 'said' mitt,

Fig:-3 is "acros'ssec'tio'nal view on the line 3-"-'-3 in Fig. 1,'--

Fig. 4 is a plan "View of the bl'ankfrom' which the palm coverflap is "formed.

Fiat-5 'is a view of'the' p'alm'uni-t o'f'the" mitt with thepalm cover partially broken away to disclose-the inner marginal portion'ofthepalmcoverflap;-

Fig; 6is' an insideface view of'the palm'unit of the mitt,

Fig; 7 isaninterior face view of theback unit of the mitt,

d; v y v v V Fig.' #9 is a plan View of the back cover blank. In thea'ccornp'anying drawings, memento}; is shown eihbddiedfirifa catchers mitt of the hind shown in' my Patent NO. 2,283,467. combrisesa baa; unit and a palni'u'ni't'B', both nbtch'ed'as' at; I to 'foiiri thethur'nb" portion f 2 of saidniittf The"b'ack unit A comprises a'cover 3 of "leather or other lsiiitablemiaterial,

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the palm cover blank;

The mitt curb pads I and H, to

a similarly srfateabase act seatedon" the mnerracaof the baseof the thumb forming notch said cover, a horseshoe-shaped pad Eseatetlo'n said" base pad and extending therearound from mediums sideof the notch l to the finger side thereof and havinga beveled inner peripheral a two-ply curb pad 'fi seated on said horseshoe-shapedpad and extending substantially-ha-lf way therearound from the finger side of :said notch to a'point op posite the bottom thereof, andhaving a transversely rounded top All of said pads are made of felt orother cushion ing material and-are adhesively secured'together; All of said pads are also bound together by stitching 8' looped over the curb pad 1 'andpass ing through the base pad 4 and the horseshoe- Z shaped pad '5i The palm' section B comprises a palm cover 9' of leather'or other suitable material having a marginal flap or extension litthat is sewed or otherwise permanentlysecured thereto and extends approximately half' way therearcund' on the thumb side thereof from a point near the end of the thumb'portion 2 of the mitt to a'point'opposite' the bottom thumb forming n'otchl thereof; Located beneath'the' palm cover 9 of the palm unit is a two-ply curb pad I i of felt or other cushioning material that extends around the thumb side thereof from the outer end of the thumb portion 2 of the mitt to ap'oint opposite thereof and has a transversely curved top. The marginal ,fiap orexte'nsion" H) of the palm cover 9 extends therebene'ath' and around the top, sides and rear endof thecurbpad ILand said curb pad is retained in the channel formed by said tolded cover flap by'means of a cross lacing 12 that passes beneath said curb pad and extends throughhole's' or" slits 13" in the exposed outer marginal portion of said flap and in the covered inner marginal portion thereof.

Th'e'preassembled back and palm units A and B are-placed in register with the curb pad H of the'palm unit seated on the c'orresponding side of'the horseshoe-shaped pad 50f the back unit in'endwise abutting relation to the curb pad 1' thereof. In this position of the parts, the cover 9 of the palm unit B covers the curb pad i of the base unit A'and the middle portion of said cover roughly conforms to the inuer'sides of the two 7 i the beveled inner margin of theh'o'rs'eshoe-shaped pad 5 and to the uncov eredportion of'thie'ba' se pad 4, thereby forming a'reiatively debbal1' receiving pocket}? in the palm" surface of the mitt. The thumb forming notch or crotch of the mitt opens into'the' ball reeeivmg p ocket I1 and the two separate curb pads l and l l are disposed in mere endwise abutportions of the back and palm units A and B of the mitt are tightly drawn together inedgewise abutting relation by means of a lacing I8 which passes through eyelet holes is in the back cover 3 and eyelet holes 251 in the palm cover 9 and in the marginal flap or extension in thereof.

The hereinbefore described baseball glove construction has several important advantages The curb pads l and H shape and support the sides of the ball receiving pocket ii; and the crosssectional shape of the curb pad i of the palm unit B of the mitt may be easily changed t vary the size, shape and location of said pocket merely by tightening the cross lacing it that secures the curb H within the retaining flap it provided therefor on the palm cover 9 of said mitt. The marginal curb retaining flap iii ofthe cover 9 of the palm unit B extends beneath said cover; and the lace holes is in the inner margin of said flap and the portions of the lacing I2 that extend through said holes are completely covered by said cover, thereby greatly in iprovii'u the appearance of the palm side of the mitt and protecting the lacing from wear and preventing it from hurting the hand used in pounding the ball receiving pocket ll into shape. This arrangement also relieves the ball receiving pocket forming portion of the palm cover 9 of strains heretofore imposed thereon by the curb tightening and shaping lacing. 7

Obviously, the hereinbefore described baseball glove construction admits of considerablemodification. Therefore, I do not wish to be limited to the precise construction shown.

What I claim is: I

1. A baseball glove comprising back and palm covers secured together around their peripheral portions, said palm cover having a, ball receiving pocket, padding interposed between said covers and including a curb pad that shapes and supports a side portion of said pocket, and means covers secured together around their peripheral beneath said palm cover and covering the palm cover opposing face of said curb pad and the inner side thereof, and a lacing extending across the back cover opposing face of said curb pad and through the portions of said marginal extension that ,cover said outer and inner sides of said curb extending between said covers and across said 7 curb pad for changin the cross sectional shape of said curb pad. a

2 A baseball glove comprising back and palm covers secured together around their peripheral.

portions, said palm cover having a ball receiving pocket, padding interposed between said covers and including a curb pad that shapes and supports a side portion of said pocket, and means extending between said covers and across said curb pad and accessible from the side edge of said glove for changing the cross-sectional shape V of said curb pad.

3.7A baseball glove comprising back and palm covers secured together around their peripheral portions, said palm covering having a ball receiving pocket, padding interposed between said covers and including a curb pad that shapes and supports a side portion of said pocket, and means accessible from the side edge of said glove and entirely clear of said pocket for changing the crosssectional shape of said curb pad, said means comprising a portion of said palm cover that extends over the outer side of said curb pad, beneath said palm cover, across said curb pad and over the inner side thereof, and a lacing extending across said curb pad and engaging said portion of said palm cover on said outer and inner sides of said curb pad.

4. A baseball glove comprising back and palm covers secured together around pad.

5. The combination set forth in claim 2 wherein the means for changing the cross-sectional shape of the curb-pad is secured to the palm cover independently of the back cover, whereby said palm cover and curb pad are attachable to'said back cover as a complete preassembled unit.

6. A baseball glove comprising back and palm covers secured together around their peripheral portions, said palm cover having a ball receiving pocket, padding interposed between said covers and including two curb pads disposed in end to end relation at the heel of said glove and shaping and supportin the side portions ofsaid pocket, and means extending between saidcoversand around at least one of said curb pads and accessible from the side edge of said glove for changing the cross-sectional shape of said curb pad.

7; A baseball glove comprising back and palm their I peripheral portions, said palm covering having a ball receiving pocket, padding interposed betweensaid covers and including two curb pads disposed in end to end relation at the heel of said glove and shaping and supporting the side portions of said pocket, and means accessible from the side edge of said glove and entirely-clear of said pocket for changing the cross-sectional shape of at least one of said curb pads, said means comprising a marginal extension of said palm cover that ex tends over the outer side of said curb'pad and beneath said palm cover and over thepalin cover opposing face or said curb pad and the inner side thereof, and a lacing extending across the back cover opposing face of said curb pad and through the portions of said extension that extend over said inner and outer sides thereof.

8. A baseball glove comprising back and palm covers secured together around their peripheral portions, said palincover having a ballreceiving pocket, padding interposed between said covers and including two curb pads disposed in end to end relation at the heel of said glove and shaping and supporting the side portions of said pocket, and means accessible from the side edge of said glove and entirely clear of said pocket for changing the cross-sectional shape of atleast one of said curb pads, said means comprising a member secured to the margin of said palm cover and having a portion extending outwardly thereof over the outer side of said curb pad and a portion extending inwardly beneath said palm cover and over the palm cover opposing face and inner side of said curb pad, and a lacing extend-.

tension that extend over said inner and outer sides thereof,

9. A baseball glove comprising back and pahn covers secured together around their peripheral portions, said palm cover having a ball receiving pocket, padding interposed between said covers and including a base pad seated against the inner face of said back cover, a horseshoe-shaped pad seated on said base pad and twocurb pads seated on said horseshoe-shaped pad and extending on opposite sides thereof from its closed end to its open end and shaping and supporting the sides of said pocket and means extending between said covers and across at least one of said curb pads and accessible from the side edge of said glove for changing the cross-sectional shape of said curb pad.

10. A baseball glove comprising back and palm covers secured together around their peripheral portions, said palm cover having a ball receiving pocket, padding interposed between said covers and including a base pad seated against the inner face of said back cover, a horseshoe-shaped pad seated on said base pad and two curb pads seated on said horseshoe-shaped pad and extending on opposite sides thereof from its closed end to its open end and shaping and supporting the sides of said pocket and means accessible from the side edge of said glove and entirel; clear of said pocket for changing the cross-sectional shape of at least one of said curb pads, said means comprising a marginal extension of said palm cover that extends over the outer side of said curb pad, beneath said palm cover and over the palm cover opposing face of said curb pad and over the inner side thereof, and a lacing extending across the back cover opposing face of said curb pad and through the portions of the extension that cover the inner and outer sides of said curb pad.

HARRY B. LATINA.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Number Rogers June 4, 1895 

